Consultancy for National Coordinator – Stockholm +50 National Consultations, IC/PNG/029-2022

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Background

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The UN General Assembly has agreed to convene an international meeting entitled “Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all – our responsibility, our opportunity”, in Stockholm on 2 and 3 June 2022, during the week of World Environment Day. The meeting will commemorate the 50 years since the convening of the UN Conference on the Human Environment. It is also designed to help accelerate implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals during the Decade of Action including through a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government of Sweden will host the meeting with the support of the Government of Kenya. The meeting will reinforce the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the UN Environment Programme, UNEP@50.

The international meeting and its preparation will provide for the effective participation of all States Members of the United Nations and UN specialized agencies and parties to the multilateral environment agreements with participation encouraged at the highest possible level. The international meeting will comprise an opening segment including a commemorative moment dedicated to the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm in 1972, as well as four plenary meetings, three leadership dialogues, and a closing segment.

The leadership dialogues will be collaborative and multi-stakeholder with a focus on recommendations that contribute to the environmental dimension of the SDGs and accelerate implementation of commitments in the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development, including a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. They will address the following themes:

-Leadership dialogue 1: Reflecting on the urgent need for actions to achieve a healthy planet and prosperity of all;

-Leadership dialogue 2: Achieving a sustainable and inclusive recovery from COVID-19 pandemic; and

-Leadership dialogue 3: Accelerating the implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development in the context of the decade of action. All relevant major stakeholder groups, including women, youth, older persons, persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and local communities, as well as other representatives from civil society and the private sector are encouraged to contribute to the discussions of the international meeting and its preparation through consultations at global, regional, and national levels.

The objective of the national consultations is to stimulate an inclusive whole-of-society and whole-of-government dialogue on the main themes of Stockhom+50 as they relate to each national context. The consultations will provide in-person and virtual platforms for ideas, insights, and innovation that:

• Build a shared global vision on how to achieve a healthy planet and prosperity for all while accelerating progress on the Sustainable Development Goals and Multilateral Environment Agreements through an inclusive green recovery;
• Offer clear recommendations for governments, civil society and private sector on priority actions that can advance national and sectoral policies that address climate change and leverage nature-based solutions including Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, green economy/green recovery, and SDG frameworks;
• Amplify the voices of the poor and other marginalized groups; and
• Influence local and global debates that consider the perspectives of all stakeholders.

UNDP has been asked to facilitate national consultations using resources provided by the Government of Sweden and leveraging existing in-country programming and partnerships including through its support to Nationally Determined Contributions processes (e.g., UNDP’s Climate Promise) and broader work on Nature, Climate, Energy and other SDG themes. UNDP will work closely with UNEP and all members of UN Country Teams (UNCT) to convene different development stakeholders and provide relevant knowledge to identify development challenges, opportunities, and solutions with a bottom-up approach. UNCTs, under the leadership and guidance of the UN Resident Coordinator (UNRC), are well placed to support the national consultations as institutional resources and country context allow.

Objective Of Assignment

The objective of this consultancy is to oversee and support the coordination of the Stockholm+50 National Consultations

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilites

The consultant will be expected to work closely with the UNDP Environment Portfolio, relevant stakeholders including key Government counterparts and other United Nations agencies to provide support in the following areas.

1. initial planning and coordination to define the consultation structure (i.e., number of in-person/online live consultations), and to identify speakers/facilitators, participants, and prepare the consultation agenda, data and communications strategy;
2. Liaise and coordinate with core partners (e.g., nearest Embassy of Sweden, RCO) throughout Secure venue, draft concept note, prepare budget for in-person consultations
3. Support gender mainstreaming throughout the consultation process. Ensure optimal engagement of UNDP CO gender focal point, National Gender Institution in country, and UNFCCC National Gender Focal Point to facilitate the integration of gender equality and women’s leadership considerations into key outputs, deliverables, and activities;
4. Promote the national consultation in advance including save-the-date, invitations, sharing of background information including on NDCs and other relevant policy frameworks, and population of SparkBlue virtual consultation space;
5. Disseminate forms and information products through relevant communication channels to support the collection and analysis of complementary information on national consultation activities;
6. Support the analysis and contextualization of data collected for consultation activities;
7. Liaise with Stockholm+50 team and ensure all required information is completed on time;
8. Organize main in-person/live/streamed consultations over 1-3 day period or longer;
9. Facilitate ongoing post-consultation online discussion on SparkBlue virtual platform;
10. Administer and maintain SparkBlue national consultation page with relevant content and information. Coordinate moderators and their daily interventions. Create communication strategies and execute to identify and drive relevant stakeholders to the platform.
11. Document and report back on results of consultations;
12. Coordinate communication activities necessary to capture meaningful content from the consultation(s), such as photographs and video, and coordinate communication needs;
13. Ensure ongoing post-Conference follow-up.

Payment Schedule / Deliverable

The contractor will deliver on the following outputs.

Activities/Deliverables

Days to complete the deliverables

Target Due Dates

Schedule of Payments

Person to manage the contract and certify for the Payment

Deliverable One

Payment upon Submission and Acceptance of Inception Report detailing approach to assignment

5 Days

2nd Week of March 2022

20% of contract amount

Environment Portfolio Head or Delegate

Deliverable Two

Payment upon Submission and Completion of the following outputs;

1. National consultations successfully planned, promoted, and organized in close collaboration with UNCT and national and international stakeholder groups;

2. SparkBlue national consultation space set-up and supporting stakeholder engagement;

3. significant data and other useful knowledge gathered and shared to inform global Stockholm+50 meeting and advance national and sectoral development policies and plans;

4. communication strategy developed and fully implemented throughout all consultation stages;

5. A gender equal and socially inclusive approach is mainstreamed throughout all consultation stages; women’s empowerment and leadership considerations are supported and integrated into key outputs and deliverables;

75 Days

End of June 2022

70% of contract amount

Environment Portfolio Head or Delegate

Deliverable Three

• all reporting and post-consultation follow-up requirements completed.

62 Days

End of September 2022

10% of contract amount

Environment Portfolio Head or Delegate

Reporting and Payment Terms

The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Head of the Environment Portfolio or delegate.

Submission of deliverables will be competed in accordance with the above schedule unless revised timelines are mutually agreed by UNDP and the consultant. Acceptance of deliverables will be determined by UNDP Deputy Resident Representative or delegate.

Milestone payments will be lumpsum based made upon submission and acceptance of specific deliverables.

Rresources provided

The Consultant shall provide his/her own equipment (hardware and software) and baseline connectivity except in situations where specialized equipment is required (e.g satellite phone, office printing) where upon the UNDP Country office shall avail as required). The consultant will work from their own office space or the UNDP Country Office and attend meetings with UNDP and relevant stakeholders as required. Costs associated with any required travel out of Port Moresby will be covered by the project.

Instituational Arrangement

The assignment will be undertaken in close partnership and with the direction from the UNDP Country Office in PNG. The contractor will bear full responsibility for production of outputs in line with expected outputs with deliverables outlined in this agreement.

Duration of the Assignment

The duration of the assignment is from March – September 2022 In accordance with the expected outputs and deliverables, the contractor submits reports to the designated UNDP focal point for review of outputs, comments, certify/approval/acceptance of works afterwards

Duty station

Port Moresby

Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to establish strong cooperative relationships with senior government officials and development partners.
• Ability to quickly adapt to change, and to remain calm under pressure;
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental, social sciences or similar development-related fields

Work experience

• At least 5 years of professional experience in development or programme coordination
• Experience in working with a combination of public, private sector and civil society organizations and platforms
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Proven competency and experience in internet and social networking tools (i.e. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, etc.) ability to use standard computer applications (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)

Documents to be included when submitting Consultancy Proposals

The following documents may be requested:

1. Duly executed Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP.
2. P11 form using template provided by UNDP which indicates all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) with at least three (3) professional references.
3. Technical Proposal outlining the proposed methodology and approach for completing all the tasks outlined in the TOR.
4. Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per template provided. If an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in the process of releasing him/her to UNDP under Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA), the Offeror must stipulate that arrangement at this point and ensure that all costs such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP.

Lump-sum contracts

The financial proposal shall specify a total lump-sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in instalments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR.

Submission Instructions

Completed proposals should be submitted to procurement.png@undp.org no later than 17 March 2022. For any clarification regarding this assignment please write to procurement.pg@undp.org

Please be guided by the instructions provided in this document above while preparing your submission.

Incomplete proposals and failure to comply with proposal submission instruction may not be considered or may result in disqualification of proposal.

UNDP looks forward to receiving your Proposal and thank you in advance for your interest in UNDP procurement opportunities.

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